THE FCEKTCN TPIBITNE SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 21, 1894.
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' Twcuty-flve closed bouses on Jeff t
Bon aveuue ulnn to any nothing of a
compxritiive nuuiner of ilesertodboui"
In oilier reaulentul streats. Uusufll
cii'ut baii for n fitting requiem to- !'
Bunt? over sumuier guietiea which lire
now but dim memories. Tut're is uo
known pestilence in Scran ton, uvitbur
is it, wittiesnlnu a reign of terror, nor is
it the scenu of unarchial atrifo but it's
liot, it hut been hot and it will be hot.
Walk where you will ubout the resi
dence localities and it will be found
that the mansions are closed or are in
cbnrji of keepers, while the families
are basking at pleasure resorts where
the sunshine is tempered by cool
breezes.
It has been truthfully suid that
Scranton is uot a city for enjoyable
summer recreation, though its environ
ments receive and are ?n joyed by u
large number of vacationists and per
manent tummor visitors. This fact
nevor seemed more forcibly proven nor
so plainly apparent than (luring the
present seasou, wbeu there is an abso
lute alseuce of any enliicmntlr num
bered set to make a social affair even a
mediocre success. The few who arc
compelled to remain in the city realiz
this and are coutent rt attempt noth
ing beyond trying to keep cool and
surely that is diversion enough.
There seems to be an increasing tend
ency among the women to attend the
races of the Gentlemen's Driving club,
and the club's third meet today will
probably be gnicid by a generous pres
ence of the fair sex, In that connec
tion doesn't it seem strange that the
presence of women is more generally
solicited than the pron-nce of men at
such semi-publio Hif.iirsV Of coume
this is understood from a purely social
standpoint or iu the case of a youni;
man with some other young man's
sister. But most women cannot tell a
single-footer from a pacer, say it's
"cruel to put those things on its toes,"
or exclaim, "Aly, I wouldn't want a
sponge jiuiuied into my mouth that
way." Now to allege that fair women
give "tone" to such gatherings is true,
but does not such a statement imply an
abieuce of fair men? It seems a sim
ple problem; but this column will ben
the question and nnder "Sufficient to
the day is the evil thereof." will desist
with the statement that the women are
wanted, they're willing to be wanted
so what nre you going to do about it?
The marriago of Miss Helen R Pot
ter, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. L. B
Potter, or South M iiu avenue, to Hob
t-rt J. Williams was solemnized Wed
nesday noon in the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, by Rev. D. W. Skel
liuger, pastor of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church, of which both
the contracting parties are connected.
The Washburn Street church is in
course of erection which accounts for
the ceremony in the Simpson churc'i.
The weddiug was marked by its sim
plicity nnd absence of formality, the
tiride and groom entering the ctiurch
unattended. Immediately after tlrn
ci-remnny they departed on the 12 50
Jersey Central train for Philudelpiiin,
Washington and other points in the
near south. Mr. and Mrs. Williams
are among the best known and most
popular West Side peopU; be is u
member and manager of the firm of J.
D. Williams & Bro., anil his (Tide has
been a teacher at No. 18 school. They
will resld on the West Side,
The pupils of T, J. Davids, mus. baa,
gave a musical recital in Hulbert's mu
sic store Wednesday evening. The
programme rendered was a delightful
one and was highly creditable to Pro
fessor Davies and his pupils. They
were assisted by Miss Mau I Williams,
elocutionist, and by Philip II. Warren,
basso. The pupils who took part were
Miss E. La Verna Mitchell, Mrn. diaries
Metzger, Mrs. J. H. Frutchy, T. Bey
nou. Miss Mary Davies, Mis L:retta
Jennings, D. Glynn Jams, Miss Anna
R. Williams Miss Letiie Diyle, Miss
Minnie Parry Thomas, Miss Kate Sau),
Robert Blnckman, James i'. Gaddes,
Peter Peuser and B. Percy James. Pro
fessor Silas, of St. Paul's church, Green
Ridge, accompanied several of the
Tin m hapa
On August 22 Professor Hiydn
i. van I nnfflrt pftmnnni' will nava fnr
w v y au uw I'-vwiiiwi win? w . u iiii.
Wales and England ttiey will give n
a tn art a nn eT Iria r s- I Inml 1 1 nr m nu nia na
Miss Sadie Kaiser, Wilkcs-Btrre, so
prano; Miss Cordelia Freeman, Hunt
ingdon, alto; Joseph P. Burns, Wilkes
Barre, basso; James Auwyl, Parsons,
tenor: Mus Julia Allen, Scranton,
violinist; Professor Haydn Evans, ac
companist and director. Richard
Thomas and Richard Williams will not
go with the party. B. D ivies, the
advance agent, will leave for Wales on
the first of the month. John H, Black
wood will accompany the party as buii
ncis manager.
An enjyable so:ial affair at Winton
Thursday evening wag the party given
by Mr. and Mrs. John Wedge in honor
nf Mr, Wedge's sister, Miss Mary
Wedge, of Now York, The event in
cluded gamer, music and singing until
a late hour, when light refreshments
were served. Among the guests werd
Misses Annie Fletcher, of New York;
Minnie Dorail, Annie Iluuter, Mary
and Lizzie Cairns, Lizzie Severs, Mabal
nnd Nettie Morgan, Cassia Johns, and
Robert Barnes, J. Boyle, Harry Comer,
William Cairns, Filbert Nortu, George
Taylor, Jobans and Harry Fleicner
and Fred Severs.
James Harris, of Summit avenue,
rave a social and lawn party to the in jm
Ders of the R. F. Social club and ladies
at bis home on Tuesday evening.
Among the guests were: Misses Con
ger, Eppling, Wilson. Powell, T. Birt
ley, N. Birtley, Thomas, Simpson,
Wademan, Winters, Ainsley, IlawKins,
Scott, and Messrs. Emerv, Peck, Payne,
Mnlly,' Keator, Gill, GrifS.i, Ramson,
Francois, Owens, Ellias, Palmer, Protb
eroe. Miss Lillio D. Staples nnd Stymonr
H. Cottel were married at the boms of
the bride's parents in this city Thurs
day noon by Riv. Warren G. Part
ridge.. Miss Harriet Harvey and Rev. W. J.
Ford will be married Wednesday after
noon In the Greeu Ridge Baptist
church.
The marri'igs of Miss Mary A. Price
to Harry C. Hall will occur Wednesday
evening, Aug 8, at White Htv.n.
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Pkrsosal Mention:
Among the well-known Scranton people
in New York during the week were O.
W. Freeman, H. K. Wulles, F. Carluccl, S.
H. Cohen, (J. T. DiWN, B. Mokoh, Conrad
Schroeiler, P. P- Smith, Mr. aud Mis. K.
L. Fuller. Mrs. C. 1). Simpson, J. J. Jer
niyu, O. Urban, Kev. M. F. Crane, T. H.
Wnikins, P. S. Page, H. E. Paine. T. E.
.Tones, J. J. Williuuie, Miss U. B. William'?,
D. B. Athertou.
Araonc those who aro occupying the
Yoiinu Mon'aChtistian asso-iatin cottaa-i
at (ireat South Biy, Long Island, aro Mr.
nud Mm. Ueorge ). Mauy and J. if. Little,
of this city, and Mrx. J. 11. Jlortz and Miss
Mary Wertz, ot budalia, Mo.
Mrs. J. King and daughter, Mrs. Wnos
ter, of iiiuglmmtuu, aro visiting Mrs. Fin
ly, Mr, Walsh aad Mrs. Sweeney, of
Marion street, who aro also Mrs, King's
daughters.
Uovs. P. J. McManus an 1 P. J. O'Don
n I'll, of this city, and Frank McIIiigb, of
Hazletou, sail for Etiropo on tne Servia
today. They will bo gone two mouths.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilarrv Thorn. Iho popular
theatrical people who played at Wonder
land throughout; last season, are summer
ing at Philadelphia and Kuckaway.
H. B. Smith, assistant state secretary of
the New'York State Young Men's Chris
tian association, is the guest of Johu II.
House, jr., of South Main avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips, of Dickson
avenue, will sail next Weduesday oil the
steamer Teutouic tor Ireland, luey will
leave on Monday for Now York.
Mrs. W. E. Pliltnley and children, of
White Plains, N. V., nre visiting Mis
Plunder's parents, Uev. and Mrs. Thomas
M. Cauu, on Jefferson avenue.
Among the voyaa;ors arriving r.t Liver
pool on the City ot New York on Tuesday
were Miss Stella Seymour and Thomas
Tra.sk, or tuis city.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Callonder nro at
teiidimr the international convention of
the Young People's Baptist union at To
ronto, Canada.
The Missps Ida Thompson, Vickv Wat-
kms, Mrs). L. Jwnrd Smith, or this cit nnil
Miss Thayer, of Plttston, are at Lake Wi
nola. Miss Faunio Atkinson, of Penn avenue,
left Wednesday morning for Savotia, N.
Y where she will speud tuo sutniiier holi
days. Louis Ottinger, of the Eoniomy Fiirni
ture company, is spending his vacation ut
Atlantic City, New York nnd Baltimore.
Mis3 Lizzie Thomas, of Scranton, spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Rowland
Courtney, on Linden streot, Pittston.
Miss Jlnmib Burke, of Penn nv.nue, has
returned homo from Philadelphia ticcom
panied by her friend, .Miss Malony.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Murrey, (ieraltl and
Miss Ella Murray, of Eynon street, are
spending the season at Hamilton.
Mrs. D. W. Drake and Mrs. S. Drake, of
Camdon, N. J., are the guests of Mr. Hi
ram Sajers, on Academy street.
Mrs. Reese G. Brooks and duightor Cora,
will spend a rortionof tho summor at Lake
Quinsigimotid, Wayne county.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Nettleton, of Scran
ton, are spending the summer at the home
of (t. W. Carletou at Daltou.
Mrs. Mary Williams and two daughters
of ranton, visited J. R. Armstrong's
family in Pittston Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Mann, of Altoona, and Mrs.
J. Acke-, of SL-rauton, are the guests of
Miss .Mniiie Speece, 1'ittstnu.
Mrs. Kate Dougherty nnd dangiiter Mol
lie, of liawley. nre the guests of the Misses
Geary, of Franklin avenue.
John J. Grady, of the firm of Grady &
Bowie, will leave on an exfeuded Euro
pean trip next Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Zang nnd Miss Eva Short,
two teachers in the Frankiiu aveuue
school, are at Atlantic City.
Ju dse Archb.ild is spending his vacation
at Martb's Vineyard aud otuer points on
the Massachusetts coast.
Mrs. J. P. Noalis, of Jackson streot, is
spending the summer with her parents ut
iernioy, Wayne county.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Connell aro at
Cape May for the summer at Mr3. Cou
ncils father s cottnge.
Fred C. Hand, of this city, nud Harry
Vreeland, of Saiamanca, N. Y., nre at
Lake Ijuiusigatnoud.
Miss Delia P. Evans, of South Hyde
Hark, left Monday fur a threo weeks' so
journ at Glen Fails.
Mrs. Dr. Walsh and sister, Miss Alico
Mahon, nre spending a fow weeks with
friends in Waymart,
Miss Carrie Summered, of Wilkes-Barre,
vihited .Mrs. Grossman, of Throop street, u
portion ol tho weeu.
Mrs. Jacob Lnlz, of Elizab tliport. N.J..
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heizel,
of Gibs.m otreet.
Miss Maine Gillig.m, of Wilkos-Barro, is
vising her cousin, Miss Mary Dutfy, of
Madison avenue.
Miss Josephine Gillespie left Pittston
Thursday for a lew weeks' visit with
bcrnnton irianus.
Miss Lena Kiinbal, of Osvego, is visiting
Mrs. J. A. Duckworth, at her cottago at
Lake Ariel.
Miss Jesl" Gay lias gono to Stillwater,
where Mrs. A. B. Blair and daughter are
sojourning.
Mrs. D. Phillips and daughter Cassie, of
Academy street, have returned homo from
Plymouth.
Miss Ella Bushnnll and Miss Jessie Ili
orns are spending their vacations at Wind
sor, N. Y.
Miss Alice Deppen, clerk in tho board of
health oflice, is spending her vacation at
iltuloton.
Dr. P. II. McAndrew, of the Lacka
wanna hospital, spent the week at Glen
Summit.
Miss Nettie LaGorce, of Washington,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
O'Brien.
Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Nichols, of North
Bromley avonuo, f pun t tho weok at s hick
Bhiuny.
Miss Carrie LouisnGrey.of Mifilin nvonne.
is ut Atluntic City with Philadelphia
menus.
The Missos Lizzie and Emma Falltows
ky, of Olive street, are visiting Pittston
friends.
Miss Eliza Brown, of Taylor avenue, Is
visiting friends at Buffalo and Niagara
a mis.
Bev. J. A. Mofflt, enrnte at St. John's.
is taking a few weeks' vacation at Atluntic
City.
Judge Gnnstor is at Lake Ariel, but
makes occasional business viBits to this
city.
Miss Jennie Daniels, of Division street,
is vmitlug lu uaroon and Schuylkill coun
ties.
P. A. Nenlon returned Tuesday from
Rochester, N. V, whoro ho visited uis si-
tor.
Miss Fannio Atkinson, of Penn avenuo,
1b spending her vacation at Savoua, N. Y
James and Jessie Blair, sons of A. U.
lilair, aro at t ayuga Lake for the hummor.
Secretary D. B. Atherton, of lbs bowl
of trade, spent the week ut Atlantic City
Miss Millie Grn. ot Franklin avonue,
has gone to Now York and Bath Bunch.
E. J. Kerlin, of Tort Cliuton, Schuylkill
county, is visltu:g friends in the city. '
George Fritz, of Now York city, visited
tfyuo I'uci menus during the week.
Mrs. D. B. Hand and children are at
Luke Quineignmond, Wayne county.
Miss Martha Pream, of Taylor avenue, Is
Visiting menus in wnues-u trre.
Miss Kathryne Hart, of New York, is
the enest of her sistor. Mrc. Joha Euruett,
uu Linden street.
Mis Marcnret Evans is visiting Mrs. J.
A. Price, ut Washington. D. C.
B. J. Million, of Scranton. called on
frieuds in Pittston Thuisduy.
John J. Gindy will sail next week on a
two month;.' Eurepoau trip.
The family of Victor Koch are at their
summer homo at Buuton.
William Morris, of Morris Bros.' shoo
store, is at Atlantic City.
Hichard D. Jordan, af Pnrsons, is visit
ing relatives iu this city.
Miss Helen Pforferling, of Baltimore, is
visiting fiiende in town.
Mrs. Detweilor, of Church streot, is vi -iting
at Ocenn Grove.
Dr. John Burnett was on a blucfishiiig
trip during the week.
Mrs. E. Holdeman is very sick at her
home on Now street.
Dr. Walter M. Reedy has opened au of
fice iu Greeu Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Coursen aud family
are nt Cottage City.
Miss Lily Taylor, of Greeu Grove, is vis
iting friend here.
Captain W. A. M.iy and duughtors nro nt
Ocean Grove.
Willium Morris wnsutLuke Wiuolu dur
ing the weuk.
J. M. Harris wus iu Philadelphia during
the week.
Morris and Sol Goldsmith are at Atlun
tic City.
Eezaleel Duvies will sail for Europe next
week.
E. J. Bish is visiting in Syracuse.
Dr. Gibbons is in riiiladelphia.
A'
THE
Pie Counter.
(hie of the interesting relics treasured
by lion. Tiieo. li art, of Pittston, whoso pa
per, the Gazette, is the oldest continu iu
pubiication in the twin valleyu: is a faded
copy of tho old Gazette hearing dato of
Nov. Ill, IKis. The publisher, iu that re
mote day, was "J. Ueiiry Puloton," who
occluded a place "iu Jeukiiw' new brick
building one door south of Clark's now
store, up Htuirs." This then imp 'cnniou-.
journalist is now tho opulent am! nourish
ing Loudon hanker and mau of iiit'uirx,
Mr John Pnleston, wiio can today draw
Ins check for a milli u pjunds sterling
with the same ew-e that, iu tho old days,
he could sit iisiriuo u one-legced stool mid
chase the elusive type ineiul from its
fonts. The Unzetto in tlnse dav.-, was no
larg-r than two pnpos of Tnu TuiiiUNli,
and four small columns would lie a lioeral
c onnate to put upon its total amount of
pure reading mutter. Neverth-dess, tho
public paid us dollar n year for it, iu cadi,
produce or promises, mid felt just us mean
as now whuu the mails miscarried,
litu Woman Bahbkk:
Before this newer age began
Wo thought ttie art toiisonul
Belonged uy l ight to man
From ues immemorial.
But she hi.s erne, v. it:i lixed latent,
To prove load iIh nati 'as
That man is not pre-eminent
iu burber-ous operations.
Oil, shaving is a sweet delight
Since rhe the ruzer wielded 1
My heart unto her charms so bright
Has altogether yielded.
Aud, thou'ti she thinks 'tis only gush,
My ecstaciee Biuuze her.
I hail her queen or comb and brui h
And goddess of the razor,
Someday, with lather on my theok
(Such is the plan 1 lmroor),
I si all courageously seek
The hand of my fair barber.
But it sho has ttiready found
Some mau to love and praiw her,
Her "No' would "cut" me, I'll be bouod,
More deeply thau her ruz r.
Xiitional Luroer.
Some interesting advertisements anpear
in thatold Guz'tte. The i duwure, Lick
awauna nail Western company, for in
stance, announces "New Arrangements!
No More Slsgiug! Thiougu to l'liiladel
plila by Rail !" and prints the schedule ut
iheono through exprost theu run, wi h a
mass of details. Tiie time between Pitis
tou nnd Philailelphia wns tea hours. John
Brisbiu was eupeiiutendont. ' The Wy
oming Canal" occupied a gooil slzad space
to announce tolls on freight nud co il. The
Lackawanna nnd Bloomsuur ruad, uowly
opened, also bud a space, iu winch special
stress is laid on a $1 rate from Rupert lo
New York. One ".special notice" recalls
to miiid the robbing of the Pouiisylva iia
Cost company' vuult of K0Joti October
'il, 1S. A reward of iM wus offered by
.VI. D. L. Gaiucs, theu cuSi.ier tor ttie com
pany, tortile capture of the tideves nud
looney, and nn nudiiieiml leaurd of Jl.onO
whs oifered bv the iitiz'iis chrouga It. D.
uiicoe. A turihur reuurd of J5J is offered
by Oscar F. Gaines for the recovery of a
Mold wutcli stolen at the same time. The
notice sets forth tho facts th:U O. F.
Uaiues was garroted uud the key of toe
company's vault takou from his pocket.
Anotnrr interesting iiom in this pnpr
ii 'li e the establishment of a Young Men's
Christian ussociutioa iu Scruiuo i.
The Contented Anulku:
Gray sky, green trees, a shndowed stream,
A gil led spire-top's distaut gleam,
A rod, a reel, : book of dies,
A duzen pleasant memories.
A homeward trudge through mist-wrnpped
night,
A hoart aud croel, in common, light;
( omoletocontout the day ha.brou.'ht it
lie tishtd for pleasure aud ho caugla it !
-I'HCIC.
"Will you," ho said, timidly, "will yon
have tome ico cream?" "No, thank you,"
replied the young woman. "I very seldom
eat it." He looked surprised. "Do you
mmd getting engaged to me? I kuow that
you nave bieu eugajed to several young
ni-u this summer. But that doesn'tcount."
"I wus never engugod in my lite," she re
plied. A slight pallor entile over his face,
"t'nrdou me, but do you know that your
hat is not on exactly straight!" "Isu'titf
Oa, well, 1 cuu iix it when 1 got home."
iiu looked at her with n ghastly stHre.
"Great scott !" he exclaimed, "have I reud
the comic weeklies all tneso years fortieth.
;u;;? ' And he Hank to tho pavement and
moaned. II asi in if.on Star.
Tiihee Questions:
What is life?
But a weary strifo,
A worry and fret,
A sorrow to fo.get
That ii life,
What is fovcf
But a beam from above
To pierce our heart
When death doth part
That is love.
What Is death?
But life Misl eading,
All joys blending,
Glory unending
To at is do ! li.
Annie '. Quirk.
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MUSIC AMONG CATTLE.
AN ENGLISH GIRL SAVES HER LIFE
BY SINGING TO A HERD.
Surrounded by Wild nnd Ferocious Aul-
inula She Lifts Up Iier Voice In Song.
The Wonderful Efl'oct of Opera Upon
Crraturoa of the Plulim.
My brother nnd I wore spending part of
September in one of the lovelit.,c of the
parks of Colorado. Our home was a quaint
lo;; ranch, containing the eating and sit
ting rooms, with small woodeu bouses
grouped around, each containing one or
more sleeping apartments. It lay nt the
far end of the park, nestling under the
huge mountains which form the buttresses
of the storm beaten giant known as Long's
I'enk,
Aly brother Is nu untiring fisherman, and
the river running through the park sup
plied him with euillc.ia occupation, so I hail
to seek amusement 105 myself, and found
it in sketching, tryimf to catch some of the
wonderful effects of color, ulwuys varying
on tho forest clad mountains.
Doubtless many of my renders know
what ia meant by a mountain park; but
for those who do not I explain that the
term is used for open ground inclosed be
tween mountain ranges. This particular
ono is perhaps seven miles long, and at its
widest a mile broad, but narrowing greatly
in parts. The surrounding mountains
form u complete wall, and, until very
lately, it was considered inaccessible on all
sitles but one.
In my quest for skutchnble bits it was
my ftuihion to start off on long expeditions
by myself, which from the first greatly
surprised tho folks at the ranch, my hostess
assuring me that no one hut an Kuglioh
lady could lie so brave.
SIXCIXO "FAUST" TO CATTLE.
One morning, walking down rather a
narrow part of t he valley, 1 found my road
disputed by some fifty or so mountain cat
tle, which had come down to graze and
were clearly puzzled ot my appearance.
They formed iu line in a most steady way,
ami for a few minutes wu stared at each
other.
I have always hud a lively terror of loose
cows, engendered probably by a childhood
In the Channel islands, where the gentle
little animals are all tethered; so I disliked
the position extremely. I hud uo weapon
more formidable than a paint brush, and
was fortunately loo frightened to run
away.
An inspiration came to me, nnd warily
watching my enemies I struck up the
melody of the Soldier.' Chorusin "Faust."
Thot'ilVct wns delight fill. The creatures
listened attentively for a few minutes and
theu one after another quietly fell to graz
ing, while I walked through their midst
after tho fashion of the little pilgrim,
"singing on my way."
WI1.I) CATTLE AMAZKD.
A few days later I wns returning to sup
per when ubout n mile from the much 1
sn a far larger number of cattle iniiKscd
across the way I had to go. Remembering
my late easy disposal of the invaders 1
marched on. nothing daunted, and when
witliiu easy hearing struck up my "Chceur
do Soldats.'' As before, tho animals nil
faced about and gazed nt me steadily; but,
alas, instead of dispersing they moved
slowly toward me like a moving wall.
Louder and louder I sung on, until, look
ing beyond nnd around me, I saw cuttlo
everywhere, nil moving in my direction
up tho slopt from the river, down the
mountains on my right, up the track I bail
comt cuttle slowly but surely closing me
in. They were not fierce in aspect, but
looked nt mo with their great soft eyes in
a meditative way; but still they camo
nearer and nearer, a vast, noiseless uudi
euce. 1 doubt if Patli ever held spellbound n
more attentive crowd than gathered round
me on that lonely plain, with the great vi
olet shadows of the mountains lying over
us, and the golden glories of the setting
suu blending rock, river and cr.ttlo into a
gleaming ha.e.
I dared not stop singing, as 1 saw clearly
my song was my "shibboleth," without
which I win tin ordinary litimuu intruder,
to be treated us such. On the other bund,
it wus evident that the more 1 sung the
more the lied gat hered.
Ainrcn uy a PAttAsou
Closer, closer they came, until 1 could,
feci their hot breath like u cloud round mo,
and then a gentle poke, now iu the buck,
then in the shoulder, from their long
horns. lain still convinced that their in
tentions were good, none the less it was
evident there could be but. one end of tmch
an increasing pressure. Kor a moment 1
despaired; then, with considerable dillicul
ty for lack of space, I opened my parasol,
whirled it round mid round before me with
all the strange hliouts I could invent, and
charged straight at my foes.
To my thankful surprise, the bewildered
animals gave way one by one and fairly
made a lane, down which 1 rushed, bran
dishing my weapon. When free of them 1
dared to. look back, to find them all steulth
ily staring after me in dull amazement:
but no one moved u step in pursuit of me.
five minutes later I nut u mounted farm
servant with u long whip coming in search
of me, having heard that the cattle hud
come down to graze.
Near tho much I met the mistress, quite
In a state of agitation. She wns much re
lieved at my cpjienrunce and amazed ut my
story. Home weeks later, telling it to u
Nebraska farmer, he told me the danger
had been extrime, only the week before ho
and sumo other mounted men having res
cued barely alive a newcomer who hud in
cautiously strayed into a cuttlo run.
Chambers' Journal.
lie Wus I'aslly II untied.
It is not always the most devotionnl in a
congregation that most liberally respond
to a cull for funds. Dr. Morley I'liucheou
tells of u Melliodi-t brother who was so de
votionul that there was no end to his noisy
ejaculations. At one of their meeting!! tho
minister usked a steward if he couldu't
abate the brother to some extent. When tho
prayer began n perfect storm of "Aniens"
and "Bless the I, mils" broke out, but it
suddenly came to an end when the steward
whispered HiuuKhlug iu the brother's ear.
On being usked uflerthe meeting whnt had
produced the magic eli'cct tho steward an
swered; "Oh, it is very simple. 1 asked
him to ('he one dollar to the missiouury
cause." New York Herald.
Queer Tiunil.it Ions In an Old ltlblo.
C'jverdule's Bible is culled both "the
Treacle Bible" ami "the Bug Bible," from
two curious renderings. The passage In
Jeremiah which we now read, "Is thero uo
balm in Oileadl'" is rendered, "Is there no
more treacle ut Galahad?" And in the
Psalins, "Thou shult not be afraid of the
terror by night," reads, "Thou shult not
liede to be nf rayed for any bnggca by
ni.i;lit." In the ninth Psalm, "Put them
til fear, O Lord," is rendered by Coverdule
as, "tict a Kclioolnmster over them."
Chambers' Journal
Tho Need for ttnt'oron'l Publicity.
Special legislation has attained with tisa
!nr wider range tliun it ever had in Kng-kiti-J,
and our problem in regulating it is
much mors difficult In consequence. Our
lobby evils have also grown to much more
formidable proportions than theirs ever
reached, for they have had an almost utire
jtricted field for growth both In CoUKitss
Hid in our state legislatures since their
Drst appearance in the former in 171)5, until
they have attained a stage of development
exlrnordiiiury iu the ingenuity nnd Intri
cacy of its ramillcntions.
In most cases nowatluys the lobby's real
ork is nolomierdono in tho state bouse
f tr.capitol, but lu the primaries and nomi
nating conventions af which the men who
are to act aa tho lobby's agents in tho
legislative body are selected. The bar
gain for their services is made then, their
election expenses paid for them, ar.d iu
Ignorance of this corrupt compact tho
people elect them, suposing they aro to
bo the public's servants. Neither is tho
work of corruption which may be neces
sary later, when the members are In ses
sion, dono directly, as formerly, abont the
capitol, but indirectly by mcun.3 of ban
quets nnd receptions and in various other
forms of personal solicitation carried on in
quarters all safely removed from the pub
licity of the lobby precincts.
in fact, nearly all tho most pernicious
lobby work ut present is done elsewhere
than at the stuto house or capitol, and the
only kind of publicity about it that will
be dreaded, aud therefore effective, Is the
kind which can be forced, as Governor
Kussell, of Massachusetts, suggests, at tho
ritical moment before a bill is to come up
for final pxssage. If at that point every
ono concerned iu the bill's welfare author,
sponsor, agent, corporation, lobbyist
jould be forced under onth to reveal all
; that he bud done for or against it, in and
; nut of the hulls of legislation, thero would
I be publicity of incalculable value. This,
I combined with general laws removing all
i the private and special legislation possiblo
of such classification from the control of
legislative bodies, would free us as com
pletely ns Kngl.'iud has been treed from
lobby evils. Century.
Tenting tlio Oysters.
A Chicago lady culled up i Health Officer
Wickershum upon a my'sn rious mission.
Sho brought with her half a dozen fried
oysters. "They have been trying to poison
me again, doctor," she said, as she laid tho
oysters before him.
"Oh, no, I guess not," replied the official.
"Yes, they liuvo," said the visitor, "but
I've outwitted them this time, you see. 1
have brought the poisoned oysters right to
you to be analyzed. Thero they ni;e."
The doctor argued quietly with the lady,
trying to convince her that sho was the
victim of an hallucination, but bis labors
were vain. Iiealizing the fruitlcssness of
nrgnment under these circumstances, the
doctor chatted pleasantly with his visitor
till she became quieter, and then said, "So
tho poison is in these oysters, is it?"
"Yes, I'm certain of it."
The doclur picked up one of the bivnlves,
nibbled ut it cautiously for a moment, aud,
with a sigh of satisfaction, slipped it into
bis mouth.
"My slurs! that was good!" lieexclaimcd,
smacking his lips. "Y'our cook under
stands his business. That was fit for a
king!"
And without more ado tho remaining
oysters, one after another, went lo satisfy
the hunger of tho health department of the
city of Chicago.
There was a long period of silence, broken
at lust by the woman, who said, very meek
ly, "Doctor!"
"Yes'in."
"I'vo been a fool. I'm very sorry for it,
and for the trouble I have caused you."
"I assure you that I am your debtor,
madam," gallantly rejoined the doctor,
"if nil my professional analyses were as
agreeable nnd satisfactory ns this seems
likelytobelsliould be much better pleased
with my position." Chicago Mail.
Buying Hi First Silk Hut.
lie walked into tho big hat storo and
looked about him timidly. IIo was rather
undersized nnd it was evident from his
manner that he was about to take a very
important step in the matter of headgear.
He was. His mission was to purchase his
first silk hat. It is peculiar how deeply
most men will meditate on that step before
they take it. The particular person now
under discussion thought that ho had
screwed his courage up to the sticking
point, but be liidn't. A clerk approached
him and bis courage failed him. Show me
a derby, bo said. The polite clerk showed
several derbys, which the young man list
lessly tried on.
None of them suited him, of course.
Finally be suid: "1 wonder how a silk hat
would become me. Do you think I could
wear tiimf" "Wear oncf Of course you
could," said the clerk. "You're just liko
everybody else who buys a silk bat for tho
first time. They all ask the same ques
tions. They want tholsilk but themselves,
but they fear that a debut iu that sort of
headgear will lie tho signal for their friends
to begin guying them. This feeling wears
oil after the first day or two, aud then you
are hnppy." He bought the silk hat.
New York Tiiue3.
Left Struggling.
A Turk had fallen into a well A Jew
ran for u ladder to get him out.
"No, uo," said tho sou of the Crescent,
"I am not going to climb your ladder, as
this is Friday, the day consecrated to
Allah."
lu spite of his entreaties tho Jew bad to
go away uud leave the Turk paddling in
tho water up to his chin.
The next day tho Jew went to see how
thediscipleof .Mahomet had spent the night.
"Tha bidder, for Allah's sake, the "lad
der!" shrieked the Turk in desperation.
"Allah forbid!" replied tho Israelite;
"don't you know this is Saturday, our Sab
bath?" And off ho went, leaving the Turk
still struggling in tho water. Journal do
Druxellea.
An Klnctrie Drilling Machine.
One of the applications of electricity is
that of a machine for drilling boles in lioil
ersin tho sides ot iron vesscUs and iu other
places where iron or tteel is ttie material to
be worked upon.
The machine bus its own holding-ou
Dingnets, and it inuy lie swung over the
side of u ship, or placed on the stirfuco of a
boiler, where it will slick, without the
necessity of clumping.
The convenience of such a device, adjust
able as it is by tin; mere switching of u cur
rent, is great, while it is claimed the saving
.if labor resulting from its use is consider
ible, New York Joitrnnl.
A Novel lctibout.
A couple of Norwegian engineers have
invented nu iceboat that is constructed
upon a dilTereut plan from those ordinarily
in use. The ice is not broken by ramming,
as at present, but It is sawn through by
I circulur saws Unit are placed below the ico.
Another apparatus thrusts the ice thus cut
I from the channel, so that it will no longer
obstruct the passage or endanger the safety
of vessels. New York Journal.
Wo find that brass nnd consequently
tin existed in Tyre, the great seaport town
of the I'liii'tiiciaiis, on the const of Syriu,
nbont HHNJ U. C. They lire frequently re
ferred to iu all works relating to tin or to
Cornwall. The Phoenicians were mer
chants, und curried on nn important trado
from the ports of Tyre and Sidon. These
cities rivaled each other in magnitude,
fume and antiquity.
A very good imitation of ground glass is
produced by dissolving three tablespoon
f uls of Kpsom suits lu n pint of warm water
and applying it to the glass with u com
mon paint brush. This answers admir
ably when a sort of screen is wauled. Tho
solutiou must be applied to the side of the
gloss which is nut exposed to the weather.
Within the Antarctic circle there has
never liten fotiud a llowcring plant. In the
Arctic regions there ure TC'J different spe
cies of flowers. Fifty of this number nre
really polar llowers of varied colors; tho re
mainder nro almost colorless, being mainly
of a yellowish Into. '
The railroads own 311,000,000 acres of
laud, which is an area larger than six
states the size of Iowa. Since 1S01 no less
thuu lbl,0OO,0U0 acres ot laud have been
given to the railroads.
A Very Peculiar Hide.
Time softens nil things, including the
memory of disagreeable incidents. What,
at the time, may have been irritating, per
ilous or intensely disagreeable, after a
lapse of yeurs becomes a matter of pride
or amusement. Otherwise this anecdote,
which relates an incident anything but
funny at the time of occurrence, would
never have bean recalled. It wns told by
a gentleman now in prosperous circum
stances. When I was a young man, said he, I
hud a hard struggle to make both ends
meet, anil for a time did any odd job that
came to my baud. One vory rainy night,
very nearly 1 o'clock in the morning, I
wus passing along Chestnut street, in Phil
adelphia, when I wits accosted by a gentle
man whom I knew slightly.
"Jim," said he hurriedly, "I want you.
to take n message for me to 'Urowu street'
(a locality near Fairmount park), and I
will pay you a dollar for delivering it, and
I'll give you another dollar to pay your
cab biro out thero."
It must Ik- borne In mind that this was
before the days of district messengers, nnd
the local telegraph otlices wero closed at 10
o'clock p. ni.
I agreed to curry the message a letter
nnd going around tothu coi ner of Ninth
street found a sin;:ie cub standing there.
It was a most dilapidated vehicle, with
two wretched horses, and the driver wns
In keeping, being old, poorly clad, nnd, as
1 soou discovered, extremely hard of hear
lug.
However, it was Ilobsou's choice, and
after some chaffering I got Into the cab
and it started. Away we rattled up Ninth
street and out Kidge avenue, and had gono
perhaps two squares on tho latter street
when n most extraordinary accident bap
pcii'id The floor of the cub gave way be
neath my feetl
1 was half asleep ut tho time, and when
1 came to my senses 1 wits stuck in the de
bris anil my toes were bumping along the
cobble stones. 1 kicked and struggled to
regain my position, miAl the scat us well
ns the bottom hoards fell into the street,
except one Jugged piece that kept banging
the calves of my legs.
Placing cither bund on the side sash of
the cub doors I trotted along inside the
cab, meanwhile crying loudly to the driver;
but 1 might as well have appealed to tho
wheels. The old horses clat tered along nt
a spirited rale. 1 dared not drop for fear
the jagged board would knock out my
brains, and so I was compelled to keep
running. In short, 1 ran clear out to Fair
mount park, nearly four miles.
1 could have cried with vexation at the
time, and I bad a fearful row with the cab
man, but now 1 can afford to laugh at what
was as ludicrous a disaster ns ever hap
pened in civilized life. Youth's Compan
ion. Pay of Women for Sou Ins In France.
Ill Paris busters do not work during Jan
nary nnd April und nre paid about thirty
live centimes nn hour. In embroidery uo
work is done iu June, July and August; if
skillful, the workers are often paid ut rates
varying from three to twenty-five francs a
day. Kmhroidury in fcilk and wool is es
pecially well paid. The making of soldiers'
linen is remunerated at the rate of from
thirty, forty to forty-livo centimes an hour.
Corset makers for nine hours' good work
receive an average of four francs a day.
Dressmakiug is very well paitl, nnd so i3
the sewing of furs ami the making of cos
tumes for theaters. Heady made clothes
for export can generally be worked nt
home, and sometimes mauttiumakers and
ready made dressmakers can also take
their work to their own aliodea.
The aspirant for employment in the
mantiiamnkcr's trade must Icurn the art
of trying on, and, If possible, must know
one foreign language, Kor t hese tho salary
is from two to four francs n dny. In this
trade it appears that there is no intermis
sion all the year round. Plain white sew
ing is not well paid, owing to the compe
tition of the large warehouses, but articles
ot haute nouveuute, on the other hand, are
often remunerated nt tho rates of twenty,
thirty and sixty francs per garment. In
men's cruviit making there isulsoexcellent
steady work, as well as in lace makiugand
glove making. The trimming of bonnets,
the making of bows for shoes, umbrellas
and parasols is intermittent, and so is the
making of trimming of nil kinds, this be
ing dependent upon fashion. Kxchaugo.
No Pegu.
Mr. Becrbohm Tree tells tho following
capital niiecijote regarding his first appear
ance us the somewhat corpulent Fulstaff:
Iu tho last act be had arranged that Ful
stalf, disconcerted by gibes uml buffets of
the fairies in Windsor forest, sliould make
one herculean effort to climb the oak tree.
The pegs that were to serve as supports for
t hat tree were always conspicuous by their
abscuco. On tho morning before the per
formunce Mr. Tree was told they should
positively be fixed on the tree. The morn
iug came, Kit with it no pegs. Kloqttcnce
wus stilled; even invective faltered He
pointed lo the tree, und, with the calm of
despair, blurted out to the defaulter, "No
pegs!"
Such an ejaculation, spoken nioro in sor
row than in anger, would, he hoped, appeal
to that last remnant of conscience which
even the pupier lnache bosom of a property
man might be supposed to retain, lu the
evening thero was a dress rehearsal; but
still no pegs could bo seen. Mr. Tree's
form quivered liencuth the padding
with pent up emotions, and, iu a torrent
of pusMuu uud a voice shaken by righteous
wrath, he exclaimed:
"Where are those pegs?"
"Pegs pegs!'' excluiincd the property
master, with exuspcruting alfabibty.
"Why, guv'nor, what was your words to
me tliis morning? 'No pegs.' And there
uiu't none!" Loudon Tit Hits.
Muklnj Cor In Stand lu Water.
Can you stand seven corks upright in
wider? Not unless you know bo'V. This
Is the way to do it: Stand ouo of the corks
upright on the table, arrange the other six
close ubout it, nlso id an upright positiou,
grasp the combination in ono hand nud
plunge it into the water iu the tub so as to
completely auturuto the corks; then raise
j them partly out of the water and let go
your hold. 1 lie water which bus pene
trated betwoeutho corks by capillarity will
bold them closely together, nntl though
separately each cork has an unstable equi
librium, the combination obtained in this
way will keep them steady, the width of
our improvised raft being more than the
height of one cork. Boston Globe.
A Surprise Party.
Littlo .lack Mamma, can I go to the
surprint' party at Hilly Bunt's tonight?
Mamma Who aro going?
"Oh, all the boys; 'bout a hundred."
"Mercyl Perhaps you won't be wel
come." "Oh, yes, indeed. Hilly invited us his
self." "lie did? Theif who is to be surprised?"
"I du n no. His mother I guess." Good
News.
ICncnged.
"Hullo, Cudlcy," said Hronson, entering
the restaurant, "how nre you?"
"Pretty well."
"What aro you doing now?"
"Well, when 1 came lu here two hours
ago I was uot in business, but I've chanced
snmo since; I'm a waiter just now. Harp
er's Bazar.
The Point of View.
Average Woman What? Not going to
church today?
AvorBge Mnn What the use? Our new
prcar.uer is 'so near sighted he can't tell
whether we're there br uot-A'ew Xork
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"The Martyrs of tlie Arena,"
with quartet, for male partie3
numbering not le33 than 25 and
not over 49. Prize, $150. (No
vello). "Woldniorgen," by Koehler, a
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